119 Nutrition and Dietetics
Courses
Nutrition 101 by Emily Wood and Sherine Deboo (CC BY).
An introductory nutrition course for fresh/sophomore undergraduate level. It assumes some basic science knowledge and it should be sufficient for most graduate or professional programs including nursing programs. Instructors are free to use all or any portion of the course and its resources.
Supplementary Materials
Food Product Development Lab Manual by Kate Gilbert and Ken Prusa (CC BY-NC-SA).
A practical how-to illustrating the process of developing a new food product from ideation and formulation to processing and lastly commercialization. This book highlights the overall process and gives instructions for each of the steps along the way.
Textbooks
APU: Basic Foundation of Nutrition for Sports Performance by Byerley (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).
This on-line textbook is published by LibreTexts. There are three types of physical activity. In this book, we will focus on nutrition for exercise and sports.
The High Protein Cookbook for Muscle Health During Cancer Treatment by Hillary Wilson; Anissa Armet; and Carla Prado (CC BY).
Over the past 10-15 years, research has found that cancer-induced weight loss affects 30-80% of patients and is associated with poorer tolerance to chemotherapy, impaired quality of life, more frequent hospital admissions, and reduced survival. This cookbook, from Open Education Alberta, provides recipes meals, including those from animal- and plant-based protein sources, for patients undergoing cancer treatment.
An Introduction to Nutrition by Beth Snow, Maureen Zimmerman (CC-BY-NC-SA).
- This resource was written by Community College and University faculty for non-majors in Nutrition using science and evidence based nutritional science information. This version was accessible in 2012. Material covers basic definitions, and nutrition related to healthy diet and the human body. Separate chapters on carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nutrients for fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidants, bone health, metabolism, body weight and the life cycle. Special features to aid in instruction for each chapter include: The “Learning Objectives”, “Big Idea” related to chapter themes, “Key Takeaways” and a “You decide” challenge to think about how topics relate to student’s life. “Discussion Starters”, “Videos” and “Exercises” are provided as well as links to choosemyplate.gov and other sources.
Nutrition by B. Lindshield, Lumen Learning and Jessica Kelly (CC BY)
This textbook is an adaptation of an original book from Lumen Learning that was used to support a course in Nutrition, which was adapted to support a term research paper.
Nutrition 100 Nutritional Applications for a Healthy Lifestyle by Lynn Klees and Alison Borkowska (CC-BY-NC-SA).
This is the first edition of an OER textbook for Penn State’s NUTR 100 Nutritional Applications for a Healthy Lifestyle . This text was developed with the assistance of an Affordable Course Transformation grant from Th